Gold import rises during July-October
KARACHI: Pakistan's gold import has increased by 136.45 percent during July-October 2013 as compared to the same period of previous...
Dastgir given portfolio of Commerce Minister
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has changed the portfolio of Minister of State Khurram Dastagir Khan by taking away the...
FBR urged to address SRO issue
KARACHI: The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has urged Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to resolve the issue of SRO...
Arms smuggling bid foiled near Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The law enforcement agencies have foiled a bid of arms smuggling in the outskirts of the provincial capital and...
Putin arrives in Armenia amid protests against Customs Union
YEREVAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Yerevan, where some 1,000 activists protested his visit and Armenia's plans to...
Lebanese Customs thwarts cocaine smuggling from Brazil
BEIRUT: Customs agents at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport have thwarted an attempt to smuggle several kilograms of cocaine into...
Albania’s customs revenue collections exceed expectations in Nov
TIRANA: Albanian Customs Director General Elisa Spiropali has said that Albania's customs revenues have increased significantly in November, exceeding previous...
Giant heroin haul went past checks: Vietnam customs
Hồ CHÍ MINH CITY: The 229 kilograms of heroin on board a Taiwan-bound plane went undetected at Tan Son Nhat...
Iran customs, tax income to hit $25.7b this year
TEHRAN: The Iranian administration has said that customs and tax income are projected to hit 640 trillion rials (about $25.7...
MCCI asks govt to give 10-year tax relief to South Punjab
MULTAN: Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) has demanded the government to declare South Punjab as tax-free zone for...
New BoI members appointed
PESHAWER: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Zahidullah Shinwari and Khyber Electrical Lumps Manufacturers Company Limited Chief Executive Husnain...
Business community says no to shifting of TDAP HQs
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the entire business community of the city have strongly opposed any...
Seafood catch, export down
KARACHI: A plunge in fish and shrimp catch has been observed in the month of October. It is estimated that...
FBR collects Rs806b in July-Nov, misses target
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has collected Rs806 billion during the period between July to November 2013-14 against the target...
Victim of Torkham Customs House blast dies
LANDIKOTAL: A victim of Torkham Customs House suicide attack has died at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, family and...
High Court issues notices to President, FBR
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to Federal Board of Revenue and the President of Pakistan, who have...
Huge pilferage in Nato supply of POL products uncovered
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Director General Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has uncovered massive theft of petroleum products while...
Kuwait rejects Pakistani consignments of seafood products
KARACHI: Pakistan's fresh seafood consignments have been rejected by the Kuwaiti authorities due to alleged poor quality. Pakistan Fisheries Exporters...
Soybean, palm oil import down
LAHORE: Import of edible oil in the country including soybean and palm oil witnessed decreasing trend during first four months...
